Talk:Orange Line (MBTA)/Historical maps

This is a former draft, used by User:Pi.1415926535 to work on a series of historical route diagram templates. After completion, they were moved to Orange Line (MBTA)#Historical routes.

Since there's been no objection in three days to my query here, I'm undertaking a bit of a project. The current Orange Line route diagram template is somewhat confusing - it has the old Charlestown Elevated and Washington Street Elevated as show/hide options, which makes them look like branches rather than mainline routes, and it doesn't show the Atlantic Avenue Elevated at all.

What I'll be doing here is making a series of roughly five route diagram templates, with shared common sections:

• 1901-1908: Charlestown Elevated, Atlantic Ave. Elevated, Tremont Street Subway, Washington Elevated to Dudley
• 1908-1938: Charlestown, Washington Street (to Forest Hills), and Atlantic Ave elevateds; Washington Street Subway
• 1938-1975: Charlestown and Washington Street elevateds; Washington Street Subway
• 1975-1987: Washington Street Elevated; Haymarket North extension; Washington Street Subway
• 1987-present: Southwest Corridor; Haymarket North extension; Washington Street Subway (use current rdt with modifications)

The templates will be on their individual pages, but I'll post them here. Once they're complete, I'll ask around for the okay to move them to a section, either on the main Orange Line page or its own page.

It'll take a few days to get it done, and anyone is welcome to help. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 00:40, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Finally getting a chance to get back to this. Expecting completion soon. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 03:29, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

All 5 now completed. I will have some folks who know more than I check for errors. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 05:19, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

1901-1908

Charlestown Elevated Sullivan Square Thompson Square opened 1902 City Square Charles River Atlantic Avenue Elevated North Station Canal Street incline to Tremont Street subway Battery Street Haymarket Adams Square Scollay Square State Street East Boston Tunnel Rowes Wharf BRB&L ferry Park Street South Station Boylston Pleasant Street incline Pleasant Street Beach Street Washington Street Elevated Dover Northampton Dudley Square

1908-1938

Charlestown Elevated Everett opened 1919 Mystic River Sullivan Square Thompson Square City Square Charles River Atlantic Avenue Elevated North Station Canal Street incline to Washington Street subway Battery Street Friend-Union Milk-State State Street East Boston Tunnel Rowes Wharf BRB&L ferry Summer South Station Dorchester Tunnel Boylston-Essex Beach Street closed 1919 Washington Street Elevated Dover Northampton Dudley Square Egleston opened 1909 Green Street opened 1912 Forest Hills opened 1909

1938-1975

Charlestown Elevated Everett Mystic River Sullivan Square Thompson Square City Square Charles River North Station  Green Line  Canal Street incline Washington Street subway Friend-Union Milk-State  Blue Line  Winter-Summer  Red Line  Boylston-Essex Washington Street Elevated Dover Northampton Dudley Square Egleston Green Street  Green Line  Forest Hills Arborway

1975-1987

Haymarket North Extension Oak Grove opened 1977 Malden Center Wellington Mystic River Sullivan Square Community College Charles River North Station Haymarket  Green Line  Washington Street subway State  Blue Line  Washington  Red Line  Essex Washington Street Elevated Dover Northampton Dudley Square Egleston Green Street  Green Line  Forest Hills Arborway closed 1985

1987-present

Haymarket North Extension Oak Grove Malden Center Wellington Mystic River Assembly opened 2014 Sullivan Square Community College Charles River North Station Haymarket  Green Line  Washington Street subway State  Blue Line  Downtown Crossing  Red Line  Chinatown Tufts Medical Center Back Bay Southwest Corridor Park Massachusetts Avenue Ruggles Roxbury Crossing Jackson Square Stony Brook Green Street Forest Hills

Completed table

1901-1908	1908-1938	1938-1975
Charlestown Elevated Sullivan Square Thompson Square opened 1902 City Square Charles River Atlantic Avenue Elevated North Station Canal Street incline to Tremont Street subway Battery Street Haymarket Adams Square Scollay Square State Street East Boston Tunnel Rowes Wharf BRB&L ferry Park Street South Station Boylston Pleasant Street incline Pleasant Street Beach Street Washington Street Elevated Dover Northampton Dudley Square	Charlestown Elevated Everett opened 1919 Mystic River Sullivan Square Thompson Square City Square Charles River Atlantic Avenue Elevated North Station Canal Street incline to Washington Street subway Battery Street Friend-Union Milk-State State Street East Boston Tunnel Rowes Wharf BRB&L ferry Summer South Station Dorchester Tunnel Boylston-Essex Beach Street closed 1919 Washington Street Elevated Dover Northampton Dudley Square Egleston opened 1909 Green Street opened 1912 Forest Hills opened 1909	Charlestown Elevated Everett Mystic River Sullivan Square Thompson Square City Square Charles River North Station  Green Line  Canal Street incline Washington Street subway Friend-Union Milk-State  Blue Line  Winter-Summer  Red Line  Boylston-Essex Washington Street Elevated Dover Northampton Dudley Square Egleston Green Street  Green Line  Forest Hills Arborway
1975-1987	1987-present	Notes
Haymarket North Extension Oak Grove opened 1977 Malden Center Wellington Mystic River Sullivan Square Community College Charles River North Station Haymarket  Green Line  Washington Street subway State  Blue Line  Washington  Red Line  Essex Washington Street Elevated Dover Northampton Dudley Square Egleston Green Street  Green Line  Forest Hills Arborway closed 1985	Haymarket North Extension Oak Grove Malden Center Wellington Mystic River Assembly opened 2014 Sullivan Square Community College Charles River North Station Haymarket  Green Line  Washington Street subway State  Blue Line  Downtown Crossing  Red Line  Chinatown Tufts Medical Center Back Bay Southwest Corridor Park Massachusetts Avenue Ruggles Roxbury Crossing Jackson Square Stony Brook Green Street Forest Hills	The Forest Hills extension of the Washington Street Elevated opened in 1909; the infill station at Green Street opened in 1912. The section of the Atlantic Avenue elevated between South Station and the junction near Dover was closed in 1928 after an accident. Haymarket and State got their modern names in 1967. Downtown Crossing and Chinatown also chanegd names in 1967 but changed again in 1987. Oak Grove opened in 1977, two years after the rest of the Haymarket North Extension. Tufts Medical Center was New England Medical Center until 2010.